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Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne
Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne

Biscuits in boxes, butter in pats

Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 16, 2015
Judi Groves (Rose) writes about her grandfather ‘R.T.' Rose (Roland Thomas) My grandfather – or ‘R.T.’ as he was commonly known – owned the licensed grocer at 168 Ross Street. He was born in Brunswick in March 1893 and signed up for World War 1 in July 1915.  At the time he was a carpenter living at 105 Graham St.  He served on…

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Unhappy Ending

Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 17, 2014
Roland Thomas Rose c1925 Roland Thomas Rose, Licensed Grocer of 168 Ross Street, Port Melbourne, the proud owner of his 'company' car. In the mid 1930's, some ten years after this photograph was taken, Roland was tragically killed in a car accident on the corner of Ross and Graham Streets. The small boy standing on the running board is his son, Frank William (Bill), who was…

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